High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Oedema Post-Cesarean Sectionin Severe Preeclampsia
Journal Title: Journal of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Acute dyspnea with accompanying hypoxemia in post-surgical patients is a major problem in the intensive care unit. A oxygen therapy is an essential supportive treatment to correct these issues. High-Flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy has been an innovative and effective alternative respiratory support for critically ill patients, because of its physiological advantages compared with other standard oxygen therapies [1]. However evidence is uneven because the reports cover various subjects with diverse underlying conditions. Even so, across the diversity, many published reports suggest that HFNC decreases breathing frequency and work of breathing and reduces the need for respiratory support escalation [2]. Carlucci A et al. (2001) determined in their study with respect to non-invasive ventilation (NIV): “poor tolerance is a risk factor of NIV failure” [3].
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Ana Belen Fernandez
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